John Smit’s ‘boggles my mind’ reaction to Greatest Rivalry scrum spat and his ‘gut instinct’ prediction about the ‘Test that decides the series’

Rugby World Cup-winning skipper John Smit has given his verdict on the furious scrum spat that materialised following the Springboks’ victory last Saturday over the All Blacks in Cape Town.

South Africa won the second Test in Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry to level the series at one-all ahead of next Saturday’s third encounter in Soweto, but the fallout from the DHL Stadium match was caustic.

All Blacks boss Dave Rennie accused the Springboks of “walking around” at the scrum, a cheating allegation that South African head coach Rassie Erasmus didn’t take lightly.

After learning about Rennie’s allegation, Erasmus dropped several F-bombs in